The Best In Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Films, Web Series, and Othe Closely-Related Media
EYE ON SCI—FI Podcast is back!
Host Rod Faulkner announces the return of the show after a several-month-long hiatus.
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Released in 2018, EMMY Award-winning sci-fi short REAL ARTISTS tells an eerily prescient story.
This special BackTrack episode revisits our 2019 conversation with EMMY Award-winning director Cameo Wood. During that conversation, we discussed Cameo’s acclaimed sci-fi short film REAL ARTISTS, adapted from a short story by author Ken Liu. The short tackles A.I. in a way that is eerily prescient in light of the introduction of generative A.I. tools such as Chat GPT, Bard, and DALL-E.
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DARKSIDE writer-director Spencer Zimmerman | Image property of Spencer Zimmerman
Writer-director Spencer Zimmerman stops by the podcast to discuss his latest project, the sci-fi short film DARKSIDE.
DARKSIDE is the story of Sam Bowman, a grieving astronaut who embarks on an interstellar mission to rescue a missing expedition - but he does so at great personal cost.
Watch DARKSIDE here: https://youtu.be/-oVHS6u94TU
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Antonia Thomas as Alex in AIR
This episode was originally released on September 28, 2018.
AIR stars Antonia Thomas (Misfits) as Alex, a talented engineer who inhabits an underground bunker that has been the home of the remnants of humanity, post-apocalypse, for 126 years. Though strictly forbidden by the bunker’s authoritarian ruler, Alex defies the edict and makes an attempt to reach the surface of the planet. What she discovers will alter humanity’s destiny forever.
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Film director David Kirkman
To celebrate our 170th episode, we are proud and pleased to have a special (returning!) guest: film director David Kirkman. David returns to discuss his latest exciting project, his feature film UNDERNEATH: CHILDREN OF THE SUN - an afrofuturist epic!
Official web site for UNDERNEATH: CHILDREN OF THE SUN: https://www.underneathmovie.com/
Check out our first chat with David regarding his hit viral short STATIC SHOCK (based on the Milestone Comics superhero): https://www.the7thmatrix.com/eosfpodcast/2019/6/9/episode-55-director-david-kirkman-creator-of-viral-hit-superhero-fan-film-static
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Australian zombie short CARGO tells the heartbreaking story of a father facing his inevitable turn into a monster and his increasing desperation to secure safety for his infant daughter. This short was adapted into a full-length feature of the same name now available via streaming on Netflix.
Watch CARGO, the short film: https://vimeo.com/56629974
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Sci-fi short film DISARM depicts a near-future in which advanced robotic prostheses made by a firm called Corpus Corp. give their users superhuman abilities. However, the government views these protheses as a potential national threat and a law is passed making them illegal.
A Corpus Corp. representative is paired with a law enforcement officer to “repossess” the prostheses - regardless if their owners give them up voluntarily or not.
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In CHAMELEON, the earth is being invaded by aliens who are altering their DNA in order to mimic the appearance of human beings. A high-ranking military officer is captured and then rescued from behind enemy lines.
But is he who he says he is?
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ATLANTIS CONSPIRACY is an action-packed sci-fi short film set in an alternate reality where Atlantis not only exists, but also mysterious artifacts from the sunken continent have been unearthed and procured by mysterious groups of people known as “clans.”
When two clans decide to transfer ownership of a piece of a powerful Atlantian suit of armor, an opposing group also seeking the artifact enters the fray. Chaos ensues.
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Sci-fi short THE RAVEN tells the story of Chris Back, a young man hunted by the totalitarian regime of an alternate, near-future Los Angeles. Why is he considered a threat by the government? Because he possesses a secret that could incite a major shift in the balance of power in his reality.
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In the distant future of ARCHETYPE, combat robot designated RL7 malfunctions during a critical point in a heated battle. Returned to its creator, a disturbing secret is revealed about the source of the malfunction - as well as RL7’s origins.
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Sci-fi short film THE FINAL MOMENTS OF KARL BRANT is a neo-noir about the murder of a brilliant scientist who develops technology to record and store memories as digital files for storage and retrieval. Can his technology help solve his own murder? Featuring Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman) in a rare dramatic role!
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In the distant future, a captured telepath escapes his captors and begins his search for the most wanted fugitive from his government… his mother.
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THE GUARDIAN’S TALE is a captivating animated short about a fearsome monster guarding a powerful and secret treasure on a distant and isolated planet. When a spaceship crashes on the planet, the sole survivor - a young girl - and the terrifying creature form a most unlikely friendship.
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An Afrofuturist vision of dystopia.
Afrofuturist-Dystopian-Post-Apocalyptic short PUMZI, written and directed by Wanuri Kahiu, is set in the far future 35 years after World War III has destroyed the earth’s ecology. Humanity now lives in self-contained underground bunkers across the glove.
At one bunker in East Africa, Asha, a botanist, receives a mysterious package containing a source of renewed hope for the planet. This hope will incite Asha to defy her totalitarian government, escape topside and embark on a perilous quest to seek the truth.
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